Position #: 9002209
Expected Start Date: June 09, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: Royal University Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Communicable Disease Prevention & Control - Provincial TB Program
Type: Part-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: June 09, 2026
FTE: 0.5
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 7 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: Yes
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: The TB Nurse Clinician is part of a provincial program and multidisciplinary team working in collaboration with relevant agencies, health care professionals, First Nations partners, and Provincial Health Authority partners. The TB Nurse Clinician is an expert clinical nurse with a focus on leading best evidence care to prevent transmission and reduce the progression of Tuberculosis (TB) in Saskatchewan. The Nurse Clinician integrates experience, advanced level skills and knowledge of TB disease, TB infection and transmission, applying nursing theory, population health promotion strategies, public health principles, education, clinical care, and disease management strategies in communities. This position requires a high level of skill in collaborative consultation with managers, supervisors, nurse clinicians, acute care, public health nurses, physicians, community health workers, agencies, community stakeholders, and governmental departments to provide a comprehensive approach to communicable disease reduction, adherence, and management support for clients with TB.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
Experience in an acute care setting would be considered an asset
Two years recent experience working in Public health/Communicable Disease
Experience with TB prevention and treatment, including contact investigation
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Licenses
Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
OH&S Safety for Supervisors Training
Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Masters degree in related field is an asset
Competencies
Basic - Critical thinking skills
Advanced - Communication skills
Basic - Research skills
Basic - Conflict resolution skills
Basic - Interpersonal skills
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge in the SHA, community resources and applicable programming
Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
Ability to be flexible and willing to change
Knowledge in education and program development, implementation and evaluation
Knowledge in program development and implementation
Knowledge of population health approach to health promotion/prevention
Other Information
Travel required
For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
